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enough
The amount or number needed, desired, or allowed; sufficiency
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  1. The amount or number needed, desired, or allowed; sufficiency
capacity
The amount of space that can be filled; room for holding; content or volume
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  1. The amount of space that can be filled; room for holding; content or volume
  2. A legal qualification, such as age, that determines one’s ability to do something that has legal consequences (such as making a contract or getting married). Also called legal capacity.
  3. The ability to receive, hold, or absorb something:
satiety
The state of being satiated; surfeit
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  1. The state of being satiated; surfeit
  2. The condition of being full or gratified beyond the point of satisfaction; surfeit.
pack
To fill up with items:
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  1. To fill up with items:
  2. To be susceptible of compact storage:
  3. To process and put into containers in order to preserve, transport, or sell:
stuff
To fill to excess with food
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  1. To fill to excess with food
  2. To fill with an appropriate stuffing:
  3. To block (a passage); plug:
load
To provide or fill nearly to overflowing; heap:
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  1. To provide or fill nearly to overflowing; heap:
  2. To receive a charge of ammunition
  3. To supply in large quantities; give much of something to
lade
To load
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  1. To load
  2. To take up or remove (water) with a ladle or dipper.
  3. To dip or draw out (water, etc.) with a ladle; bail; ladle
replenish
To make full or complete again, as by furnishing a new supply
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  1. To make full or complete again, as by furnishing a new supply
  2. To become full again.
  3. To supply again with fuel or the like
furnish
To provide something necessary or desired to; equip:
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  1. To provide something necessary or desired to; equip:
  2. To supply; provide; give
  3. To supply, provide, or equip with whatever is necessary or useful; esp., to put furniture into (a room, apartment, etc.)
supply
To have as a necessary or desirable feature:
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  1. To have as a necessary or desirable feature:
  2. To make available for use; provide:
  3. To provide something necessary or desired to; furnish or equip:
satisfy
To provide sufficient explanation to dispel or answer (a doubt or question).
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  1. To provide sufficient explanation to dispel or answer (a doubt or question).
  2. To discharge (a debt or obligation, for example) in full.
  3. To fulfill (a need or desire):
fulfill
To carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen
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  1. To carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen
  2. (Archaic) To fill full; fill to the utmost capacity; fill up.
  3. To do, perform, or obey (a task or order, for example); carry out.
sate
(Dated) Simple past tense of sit.
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  1. (Dated) Simple past tense of sit.
  2. To provide with more than enough, so as to weary or disgust; surfeit; glut
  3. To satisfy (an appetite, desire, etc.) to the full; gratify completely
satiate
(Now Rare) To satisfy to the full; gratify completely
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  1. (Now Rare) To satisfy to the full; gratify completely
  2. To satisfy (an appetite, for example) fully.
  3. To provide with more than enough, so as to weary or disgust; glut; surfeit
gorge
To fill the gorge of; glut
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  1. To fill the gorge of; glut
  2. A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, often with a stream flowing through it. Gorges are smaller and narrower than canyons and are often a part of a canyon.
  3. To stuff with food; glut:
fill-up
(Idiomatic, colloquial) To annoy, or displease, by taunting, or by excessive nagging.
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  1. (Idiomatic, colloquial) To annoy, or displease, by taunting, or by excessive nagging.
  2. (Poker slang) To make a full house on the turn or the river.
  3. To become full.
pump-up
(Figuratively) To excite a person or group to a frenzy.
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  1. (Figuratively) To excite a person or group to a frenzy.
  2. (Intransitive, bodybuilding): To cause one's muscles to swell by means of focussed weightlifting.
  3. To inflate by means of a pump.
puff-up
To inflate with air.
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  1. To inflate with air.
  2. To swell due to injury or illness.
  3. To become proud. (Often written as puffed up with pride.)
inflate
To increase or raise beyond what is normal or valid
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  1. To increase or raise beyond what is normal or valid
  2. To represent as greater or more important than is in fact the case:
  3. To blow full or swell out as with air or gas; distend; expand; dilate
fuel
To provide with fuel.
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  1. To provide with fuel.
  2. A substance that produces useful energy when it undergoes a chemical or nuclear reaction. Fuel such as coal, wood, oil, or gas provides energy when burned. Compounds in the body such as glucose are broken down into simpler compounds to provide energy for metabolic processes. Some radioactive substances, such as plutonium and tritium, provide energy by undergoing nuclear fission or fusion.
  3. To supply with fuel
swell
To be or become filled (with pride, indignation, self-importance, etc.)
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  1. To be or become filled (with pride, indignation, self-importance, etc.)
  2. To increase in size or volume as a result of internal pressure; expand.
  3. To fill with pride, indignation, etc.; inflate; puff
charge
The amount of electric charge contained in an object, particle, or region of space.
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  1. The amount of electric charge contained in an object, particle, or region of space.
  2. To excite; rouse:
  3. To add an electrical charge to (a battery, etc.)
ram
To move rapidly
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  1. To move rapidly
  2. To force into place; press or drive down
  3. Short for random access memory. The main memory of a computer, in which data can be stored or retrieved from all locations at the same (usually very high) speed.
crowd
To press, cram, or force tightly together:
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  1. To press, cram, or force tightly together:
  2. (Informal) To put (a person) under pressure or stress, as by dunning or harassing
  3. To fill too full; occupy to excess, as by pressing or thronging
jam
To pack (items, for example) to excess; cram:
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  1. To pack (items, for example) to excess; cram:
  2. To activate or apply (a brake) suddenly. Often used with on:
  3. (Electronics) To interfere with or prevent the clear reception of (broadcast signals) by electronic means.
take up
To occupy; to consume (space or time).
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  1. To occupy; to consume (space or time).
  2. To implement, to employ, to put into use.
  3. (Sewing) To shorten by hemming.
pervade
To be in every part of; to spread through
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  1. To be in every part of; to spread through
  2. (Now Rare) To pass through; spread or be diffused throughout
  3. To be present throughout; permeate:
overflow
To cause to fill beyond capacity.
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  1. To cause to fill beyond capacity.
  2. To spread or cover over; flood.
  3. To flow beyond the limits; run over
stretch
To expand in order to fulfill a larger function:
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  1. To expand in order to fulfill a larger function:
  2. To subject to undue strain:
  3. To prolong:
distend
To cause to expand, especially from internal pressure; dilate:
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  1. To cause to expand, especially from internal pressure; dilate:
  2. (Reflexive, archaic) To extend; to stretch out; to spread out.
  3. To stretch out
brim-over
To overflow over the brim (of a saucepan etc.)
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  1. To overflow over the brim (of a saucepan etc.)
overspread
To spread or extend over the surface of:
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  1. To spread or extend over the surface of:
  2. To spread over; cover the surface of
  3. To spread over or across (something); to permeate, overrun.
swell
To increase within a person, as a feeling
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  1. To increase within a person, as a feeling
  2. To extend beyond or above the normal or surrounding level
  3. To become larger at a particular point; curve out; bulge; protrude; specif., to become distended from an abnormal accumulation of fluid in bodily tissue, as from infection or injury
belly
To swell out; curve out; bulge
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  1. To swell out; curve out; bulge
  2. To bulge or cause to bulge.
permeate
To pass through the openings or interstices of:
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  1. To pass through the openings or interstices of:
  2. To pass into or through and affect every part of; penetrate and spread through
  3. To spread through or penetrate something.
saturate
To soak or fill so that no more liquid may be absorbed:
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  1. To soak or fill so that no more liquid may be absorbed:
  2. To cause (something) to be filled, charged, supplied, etc. with the maximum that it can absorb
  3. (Economics) To supply (a market) with a good or service in an amount that consumers are able and willing to purchase.
congest
To become congested.
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  1. To become congested.
  2. To fill to excess; overcrowd
  3. To cause too much blood, mucus, etc. to accumulate in the vessels of (a part of the body)
elect
To decide, especially by preference:
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  1. To decide, especially by preference:
  2. To pick out; select:
  3. To select by divine will for salvation. Used of God.
.name
To give a name to:
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  1. To give a name to:
  2. To identify by the right name
  3. To designate, mention, or refer to by name
appoint
To set (a date, place, etc.); decide upon officially; decree
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  1. To set (a date, place, etc.); decide upon officially; decree
  2. (Law) To direct the disposition of (property) to a person or persons in exercise of a power granted for this purpose by a preceding deed.
  3. To name or select officially for an office, position, etc.
charge
To load to capacity; fill:
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  1. To load to capacity; fill:
  2. To add an electrical charge to (a battery, etc.)
  3. To excite; rouse:
freight
To transport as or send by freight
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  1. To transport as or send by freight
  2. To load; burden
  3. To load with freight
heap
To put or throw in a pile:
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  1. To put or throw in a pile:
  2. To fill (a plate, dry measure, etc.) full or to overflowing
  3. To give or supply in large amounts; load
load
To put a charge of ammunition into a firearm
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  1. To put a charge of ammunition into a firearm
  2. To add extra or excessive costs, profits, etc. to
  3. To charge a firearm with ammunition.
pack
To press, crowd, or throng together in a small space
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  1. To press, crowd, or throng together in a small space
  2. To process and put into containers in order to preserve, transport, or sell:
  3. To form lumps or masses; become compacted.
pile
To move in, out, or forward in a disorderly mass or group:
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  1. To move in, out, or forward in a disorderly mass or group:
  2. To place or lay in a pile or heap:
  3. To form a heap or pile.
block
(--- Medicine) To interrupt or obstruct the functioning of (a physiological process), especially by the use of drugs.
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  1. (--- Medicine) To interrupt or obstruct the functioning of (a physiological process), especially by the use of drugs.
  2. To indicate broadly without great detail; sketch. Often used with out:
  3. To stop or impede the passage of or movement through; obstruct:
choke
(Informal) To be unable to perform efficiently, as in a sporting event, because of tension, strong emotion, etc.
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  1. (Informal) To be unable to perform efficiently, as in a sporting event, because of tension, strong emotion, etc.
  2. To hold (a bat, golf club, etc.) away from the end of the handle and closer toward the middle
  3. To move one's fingers very close to the tip of a pencil, brush or other art tool.
clog
To thicken or stick together; clot.
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  1. To thicken or stick together; clot.
  2. To become stopped up
  3. To fill with obstructions or with thick, sticky matter; stop up; jam
close
To bring to an end; finish
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  1. To bring to an end; finish
  2. To bring to an end; terminate:
  3. To draw or bind together the edges of:
congest
To fill to excess; overcrowd
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  1. To fill to excess; overcrowd
  2. To become congested.
  3. To cause too much blood, mucus, etc. to accumulate in the vessels of (a part of the body)
cork
To restrain or check; hold back:
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  1. To restrain or check; hold back:
  2. To stop or seal with or as if with a cork.
  3. (Baseball) To modify (a bat) by drilling a hole in the large end and filling it with cork or rubber: this practice is believed to give the batter an unfair advantage and is illegal
plug
(Informal) To work or study hard and steadily; plod
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  1. (Informal) To work or study hard and steadily; plod
  2. To stop up or fill (a hole, gap, etc.) by inserting a plug
  3. To connect with something so as to become attached, to close an electric circuit, etc.
stop
To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
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  1. To close (an opening or hole) by covering, filling in, or plugging up:
  2. To bring to an end; discontinue
  3. To close (a bottle, jug, etc.) as with a cork or cap
answer
To act in response to:
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  1. To act in response to:
  2. To be liable or accountable:
  3. To speak or write in response to:
fulfill
To carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen
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  1. To carry out (something promised, desired, predicted, etc.); cause to be or happen
  2. To satisfy (a condition) or answer (a purpose)
  3. To meet (a requirement or condition); satisfy.
meet
To come together:
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  1. To come together:
  2. To be sufficient for (a need, for example); fulfill:
  3. To deal or contend with effectively:
satisfy
To provide sufficient explanation to dispel or answer (a doubt or question).
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  1. To provide sufficient explanation to dispel or answer (a doubt or question).
  2. To fulfill or answer the requirements or conditions of (something)
  3. To answer (a doubt, objection, etc.) adequately or convincingly; solve
choke
Something that constricts or chokes.
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  1. Something that constricts or chokes.
  2. A slight narrowing of the barrel of a shotgun serving to concentrate the shot.
  3. (Sports) In wrestling, karate (etc.), a type of hold that can result in strangulation.
cork
The outermost layer of tissue in woody plants that is resistant to the passage of water vapor and gases and that becomes the bark. Cork is secondary tissue, formed on the outside of the tissue layer known as cork cambium . The cell walls of cork cells contain suberin. Once they mature, cork cells die.
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  1. The outermost layer of tissue in woody plants that is resistant to the passage of water vapor and gases and that becomes the bark. Cork is secondary tissue, formed on the outside of the tissue layer known as cork cambium . The cell walls of cork cells contain suberin. Once they mature, cork cells die.
  2. The lightweight elastic outer bark of the cork oak, used especially for bottle closures, insulation, floats, and crafts.
  3. A piece of cork or something made of cork; esp., a stopper for a bottle, cask, etc.
plug
(Informal) A boost, advertisement, etc., esp. one inserted gratuitously in the noncommercial parts of a radio or TV program, magazine article, etc. for someone or something
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  1. (Informal) A boost, advertisement, etc., esp. one inserted gratuitously in the noncommercial parts of a radio or TV program, magazine article, etc. for someone or something
  2. An object used to stop up a hole, gap, outlet, etc.
  3. A usually cylindrical or conic piece cut from something larger, often as a sample.
stop
(Nautical) A line used for securing something temporarily:
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  1. (Nautical) A line used for securing something temporarily:
  2. A place at which someone or something stops:
  3. The act of stopping or the condition of being stopped:
stopper
A person or thing that stops or causes a stoppage
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  1. A person or thing that stops or causes a stoppage
  2. One that causes something to stop:
  3. (Baseball) That starting pitcher regarded as best able to prevent his or her team from having a long losing streak
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  • It didn't take long to fill a few plates with pancakes.

  • Alex watched her fill the container and put the lid on.

  • I'll fill you in when I see you.

  • The sight of her right now must fill him with disgust.

  • That will near fill us up when them ice climbing fellows get here.

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